About CDOT

In Memory of...

"In Memory and Honor of Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice"

Click here to view the names of employees that have been lost in the line of duty while employed by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and its predecessor, the Department of Highways since 1929. The names are engraved on a plaque that is located in the lobby of the CDOT Headquarters building in Denver, Colorado and on individual plaques that are displayed within their respective regional and maintenance offices.

CDOT at a Glance

* Maintains, repairs and plows over 23,000 total lane miles of highway

* Maintains 3,447 bridges

* Oversees 28 billion miles of vehicle travel annually

* Plows about 6 million lane miles each year

* Spends $69 million annually on snow removal

* Keeps over 35 mountains passes open year-round

* Monitors 278 of 522 avalanche paths

* Administers about $11 million in federal grants for transit operators and $41 million in federal aviation grants for airports